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<blockquote data-quote="novatech" data-source="post: 607238" data-attributes="member: 5494"><p>You sart off with a straight back you end up with a cow that can still produce at 18. </p><p>Start off with sway back, they are soup bone before that.</p><p>Poor conformation is probably going to be traced back to the spine. A spine that is not straight usually gets progressively worse with age. That will put pressure on the disks and nerves which will effect the foraging ability of the cow. A lot of those nerves that go through the spine go to the legs.</p><p>Those cattle that have good loin usually have good conformation. Those cattle that have good loin also usually have good muscling all over. This is why rib eye measurements are taken to give a general over all prediction of muscle.</p><p>Feel free to correct me on this as it is only my common sense approach on the subject.</p><p>I appreciate the pic Dun. I would defenitly accept that back on an 18 yr. old.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="novatech, post: 607238, member: 5494"] You sart off with a straight back you end up with a cow that can still produce at 18. Start off with sway back, they are soup bone before that. Poor conformation is probably going to be traced back to the spine. A spine that is not straight usually gets progressively worse with age. That will put pressure on the disks and nerves which will effect the foraging ability of the cow. A lot of those nerves that go through the spine go to the legs. Those cattle that have good loin usually have good conformation. Those cattle that have good loin also usually have good muscling all over. This is why rib eye measurements are taken to give a general over all prediction of muscle. Feel free to correct me on this as it is only my common sense approach on the subject. I appreciate the pic Dun. I would defenitly accept that back on an 18 yr. old. [/QUOTE]
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